Now for those of you who have seen the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding where her Greek dad uses windex for every single ailment, spot, issue or cleaning dilemma, you can now picture my relationship with Bicarbonate of Soda. Any problem or ailment - well surely...
Skin. Whether we are conscious of it or not, our skin is our friend and first line of defence. It literally keeps us together and stops us from falling to pieces. Skin can at times though can be problematic. It can cause us much pain and embarrassment with arrival of...
After my last few posts about fat and it wonderful benefits, I thought it would be good to look more in depth at specific fats available, there benefits and uses. So to kick it off with a bang today, I am going to look at coconut oil. Now, coconut oil is a...
The Rose. Perhaps one of the nations favourite flowers. A sign of love, life, friendship and wistfulness. I love a good rose. They always make me want to be a poet, especially when you see their wild beauty erupting on a chaotic landscape. Simple but beautiful....
When it comes to organic foods I have not always been a convert. For a long time I thought it was a con from the food industry to get us to spend more money. I thought it wasn't possible to grow food without chemicals and figured any unhealthy or harmful...
The Benefits of Juicing is the topic for today. This health boosting, vitamin flooding and healing substance can only do glorious things for your diet. However, I have not always thought this. I used to think (after years of slimming clubs) that juice was...
For those of you who follow me on twitter, if you don't I highly recommend myself as your tweeting health guru @keziahalllhealth, will know that this weekend my main activity was the rooibos latte invention which led to rooibos latte obsession. As you...
Last week we began our little foray into the world of fats. I explained a bit about the different types of fat you get, and my own realisation that my body needs more fats than I ever thought it did. Today I am going to debunk some popular schools of...
Now I hope I haven't put you off this post entirely by using the word sauerkraut in the title. I can understand if I have, I too used to have a sauerkraut prejudice. I thought the idea of fermented cabbage sounded as pleasurable as eating out of arm pits and was no...
Teeth are a pretty big deal. Gone are the days when dentists used to whip them out, as dentures were seen to be better (my poor grandma!). We are all now pretty convinced that keeping our own natural nashers is a...
Today I am here to begin a small series looking in depth at fats. Beginning with what they are and why we need them. Hopefully by the end of this mini series I will cause you to think more about how much fat you have in your life and encourage you to have just a bit...
"Good broth will resurrect the dead," A South American Proverb With various post talking about meat and homemade broth/stock I thought I would show you how to make some and prove that stock should never come in tiny powdered cubes from the supermarket (accept for when...
I thought it was time to share more thoughts on one of man's best friends (I think it tops dogs to be honest), meat. In my last post I talked about why the quality of meat is an important factor, that not all meats are created equal. Some come...
To finish off a GAPS-diet-themed week I thought I would share with you some of my tips for doing GAPS on a budget. As I explained in a previous post, GAPS is a brilliant way to deal with long standing health issues. However, the food and lifestyle involved...
Here is just a quick post to share a delightful drink I have created that is actually fits in with the GAPS Intro diet regime which after a week of broth and meat eating filled me with excitement and as this is a GAPS themed week I thought I would quickly share...